Improvement in broom-holders



einer eine zAnoK Hows, or 'it-LOWELL',MICHIGAN.

Letters Paten: No. 110,917, deedranutry 1o, 1871.

Y1MI Rovl-:wnanr iN stroom-HOLDERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the :anic` To all whom it may concern Beit known thatjI, ZADOK Howe, of Lowell, in the county of Kent and in thewState. of Michigan,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BroomHolderg and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof',

reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon, mak-4 ing a partof this specification. i The nature of Ury-invention 'consists in the coustruction of a broon1-holder from one piece of wire,

bent insuitable shape, as will be hereinafter fully set forth. t

In order to enable others'skille'din the art to 'which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe-its construction and Operation, referring lto the annexed drawing, whichv represents a perspective View of my broom-holder.

The broom-holder is made of one piece of wire,

bent double at or about the center, `forming the loop o1' double portion a.

The ends or tines'b b' are then bent straight out at right angles with the-double portion a.- The tine bis bent so as to form the crook d, and the end then bent outward, as shown. The tine b is straight beyond 'or opposite the crook and its end is also bent outward, sol that the ends ofthe two tines form a'flaring mouth, through which the handle ofthe broom is inserted. The handle is .passed into the bend or crook Il and held by the straight tine t. i

'lhe broom-holdegthus constructed, is secured to' the wall by means of a screw, e, and woodeulpiecef. lhe port-ion a ot' the holder is placed at against the wall, and the piece j' laid on the `same at the angle with the tin'es; the screw c is then passed through the piece j, between the wires and: into the wall, whiehmnly secures the holder to the wall.'

Having thus fully described my invention,

1W hat clain as'new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is f A Abroom-holder, made of 'one piece of. wire in the manner herein described, so as to form lthe loop `or double portion (t, tine b, with its crook lZ- and straight tine b', the ends of said tines heilig bent outward, and

the entire holder attached to the wall by ineans ot"l the block f and screw e, substantially as herein set forth.

In testirnouythat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day of J une; 180.

Witnesses THOMAS J. SLAYroN, Lnonnnn H. HUNT. 

